1977 Topps Baseball #608 - Roy Howell

• Roy Howell had a rough start to the 1977 season. Roy wasn't happy about the decision to make Tom Grieve the starting left fielder. Howell was 0 for 17 in 7 games on May 7 when he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Steve Hargan, Jim Mason, and $200,000. 
• Howell responded well to the trade -- he had a 15 game hitting streak after joining the Blue Jays. Roy missed a month of the season (late June to late July).
• 1977 Stats:
• Texas Rangers - .000 (0 for 17) in 7 games
• Toronto Blue Jays - .316, 10 HR, 44 RBI in 96 games
• TOTAL: .302, 10 HR, 44 RBI in 103 games
• 1977 Highlights:
• May 20 - Hit a home run into a 30 mph wind in the 9th inning to lead the Blue Jays to a 4-3 win over the Rangers.
• June 24 - Singled in the winning run in the 9th inning of Toronto's 5-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
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